Improvement in cotton and hay presses



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

JAMES MASSEY, OF TIIOMASVILLE, GEORGIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN COTTON AND HAY PRESSES.

Spccilicalion forming part ol' Letters Patent No. l 8,851, latedDecember l5, lS?.

To @ZZ whom, t muy concern:

Bc it known that I, JAMES MAssEY, of Thomasville, Thomas county, andState of Georgia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in (lettonand Hay Presses; and I do hereby decla-re that the following is a fulland exact description ot' the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, inwhich- Figure lis a side view; Fig. 2, an end view.

To enable others skilled in the art, I will set forth the constructionand operation of my invention.

In the construction of my presses, I use both wrought-iron and wood,making the frame entirely of wrought-iron.

In Fig. LA represents the sills; B,the upright wronght-iron posts; O,the cross-sills on which the press operates; I), the cross-braces forsus taining the box into which the cotton is placed for pressing; E, thescrew; F, the top crossbraces and the block into which is let the nut ofthe screw, which is fastened in the block by means of bolts; F, theboxes; a, the ends of the cross-ties with the keys for fastening thepress together; c, the levers; b, the adjustable stands.

In Fig. 2, A represents the cross-sill to which .I fasten the uprightposts by means of the crosstie brac-es, by means of a staple and key; B,the upright wrought-iron posts; a, the cross ties or braces; D, the endsof the side braces; c', the tie braces of iron for strengthening theframe; E, the screw; Fnthe top side braces and block through which thescrew passes; b, the adjustable stands; F', the boxes.

In the operation of my invention, I can, by

means of the cross-tie braces, put up the entire press without eitherscrews or bolts, and the sills are fastened to the lower cross ties by ayoke and bolt, and as the cross-ties fall down in aslot and aretightened by a key the whole press is very easily put up and taken down,and as it is a light press can soon be removed to a different placeagain to be Set up for use.

By means of the side braces I am able to prevent the boxes fromspringing while the act of pressing is being performed. "When the cottonis pressed sufficiently, -I remove the lower side braces, and take thebox apart,when the pressed bale is delivered, ready for tying. In orderto avoid friction, I use double friction-balls, both above and below thefollower, which is of great use in destroying the otherwisc greatfriction. The cotton is placed in the upper box, and the screw run downas usual, and by the use of the adjustable stands I am able to operatethe screw with great ease and facility. The post keys and screw are allmade of wrought-iron.

Having described my invention,what I claim as new 1s- The manner o fconstructing a portable press by means of the slotted cross-ties letinto the posts B, and fastened by keys, as described, thus forming apermanent self supporting press, readily adjusting without the use ofeither bolts or screws to fasten it together, as set forth.

v JAMES MASSEY.

Vitnesses:

T. G. CLAYTON, J. C. BUsH.

